Available Formats
Big
By (Author) Vashti Harrison
Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
15th August 2023
11th May 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Positive / good mental health
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
813.6
Hardback
60
Width 239mm, Height 275mm, Spine 13mm
605g
A beautiful, moving book about body positivity and self-acceptance, from award-winning author and illustrator Vashti Harrison. Once there was a girl with a big laugh and a big heart and very big dreams. She grew and grew and grew. And it was good... until it wasn't. When the girl grows big, the world begins to make her feel small. She feels out of place and invisible, and soon she isn't herself at all. But with the girl's size comes huge inner strength - and this helps her look past the hurtful words to see how perfect she really is. With beautiful illustrations and a gatefold flap, this quietly reassuring story explores the experience of being big in a world that celebrates small, promoting body positivity and self-acceptance in young readers. BIG is the first picture book to be written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison, award-winning creator of the bestselling Little Leaders series.
Vashti Harrison (Author, Illustrator) Vashti Harrison earned her MFA in Film/Video from CalArts and BA from the University of Virginia. Her experimental films and documentaries have shown around the world at film festivals. After a brief stint in television as a production coordinator, she is now a freelance graphic designer and a picture-book illustrator. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.